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@pparks1, thanks for the response. But, are you suggesting that I ugrade to 4Gb only, or would 8Gb (2x4Gb) would be overkill for my 64-bit Win 7 HP. This OS was shipped with my notebook, so I guess I...

Thanks. I too read about it as you mentioned. Hence, had changed default setting from 'sleep' to 'hibernate' but thought the system took longer to boot up after resuming from 'hibernate' mode, so it...

Yes, those settings for VM is for Win XP. I understand that Win 7 manages VM much better and it is recommended that the system manages it, instead of manual settings. Have left settings as it is for...

Haven't noticed any particular task or browser using unusually high memory, though Task Manager shows 47% usage (3.2Gb used, 4.2Gb Free in Resource Monitor). Sure, I have a dozen tabs open in Chrome...

When my system got hung couple of times since last week-end when I upgraded my RAM, I wasn't able to check even Task Manager as there were several application windows open and it seemed as though sys...

Thanks @arkhi. I know where to change the settings of ClearType in Win 7. Just wondered if IE9 had an issue with it, as I found fonts and wordings blurred when I was briefly using IE9. Have reverted...

Well, I use the standard fonts available to all - Arial or Times New Roman. Hence, those fonts are pretty ok, just that when I enabled ClearType on Win 7, generally reading docs with any font seemed...

Thanks Bill2 for your response/input. However, it still doesn't explain my query. I am not a tech prof., so need advise on whether I should go with Windows' default settings of "System managed size"...